Erick Almonte

Erick Almonte
Erick Almonte
	Almonte with the Nashville Sounds
	Shortstop
	Born: February 1, 1978 (age 46); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: September 4, 2001, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: March 26, 2005, for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Last appearance
	MLB: April 25, 2011, for the Milwaukee Brewers
	NPB: August 3, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
Batting average	.233
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	14
Teams
	New York Yankees (2001, 2003); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2005); Milwaukee Brewers (2011);

Erick R. Almonte (born February 1, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He is currently the hitting coach for the Florida Complex League Cardinals.

Playing career

Almonte was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1996. He spent four years in the minors before getting called up in 2001. He made his debut on September 4, 2001. After spending the 2002 season in the Yankees minor league system, he was called up in 2003 after Derek Jeter suffered an injury, and was the team's starting shortstop until Jeter returned.

Almonte spent the 2004 season in the Colorado Rockies organization after getting released by the Yankees. In November 2004, the Cleveland Indians signed him to a minor league contract, but, without playing any games, they sold his contract to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League. In 2006, he played for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League.

On October 31, 2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers. He became a free agent after the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in January 2009. He became a free agent during spring training, and the signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played the entire 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. His minor league contract was purchased by the Brewers at the conclusion of spring training in 2011. Almonte hit his first home run in nearly 10 years for the Brewers against the Reds on Saturday, April 2, 2011. He was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville on June 3, 2011.

Coaching career

Almonte will serve as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals' rookie Gulf Coast League Cardinals in 2018.^[1]

He was named manager of the Peoria Chiefs for the 2019 season.

Almonte was named hitting coach for the FCL Cardinals for the 2024 season.^[2]

Personal

His brother, Héctor, played in the majors in 1999 and 2003 for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Montreal Expos.

On April 26, 2011, Almonte became the first player to be placed on MLB's concussion-based 7-day disabled list.

References

^ "Cardinals announce 2018 minor league coaching staffs, assignments". Fox Sports. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Cardinals Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs and Player Development Assignments for 2024". MLB.com.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "Cardinals announce 2018 minor league coaching staffs, assignments". Fox Sports. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[2] "Cardinals Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs and Player Development Assignments for 2024". MLB.com.

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